First residence permits — education

In 2018, Germany's first residence permits increased by 34.1% compared to 2017, reaching 65,232.

Germany accounts for 16.4% of the EU-27 total of 397,717.

Germany ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 41.9% (from 45,955 in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.